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Master Histoire – Parcours Histoire et cultures européennes at Université de Tours

Université de Tours, France

Programme overview

Two-year Master giving in-depth historical culture with a specialisation in cultural history and a strong opening onto European spaces, an introduction to research on a chosen period and subject, and preparation for professional integration through workshops, placements and tutored projects. Location: Tours.

Faculty: UFR d'Arts et Sciences Humaines  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Location: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

What you will study

Research seminars, sources, corpora and methods, research tools, project support, dissertation and an option or placement; students learn documentary research tools, building a source corpus, critical analysis, and qualitative and quantitative data handling.

Career pathways

Research, teaching, local authorities and the private sector (communication and cultural mediation); history-geography teacher, lecturer-researcher or historian, journalist, communication officer, cultural mediator, cultural event director.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence in History, Art History or Art History and Archaeology; holders of other Licences (Letters, Languages, LLCER, Law, Political Science, Sociology) must justify a research project related to the Master. Expected: solid historical knowledge at Licence level and motivation for research. M1 through Mon Master (80 places for the mention). Application windows: Master 1 via Mon Master (trouvermonmaster.gouv.fr): 17 February to 16 March 2026 (80 places for the mention); Master 2 via eCandidat: 10 to 30 June 2026.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for Master (EU/EEA and exempt students). Excludes the CVEC student contribution (105 EUR). Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated fee for non-EU primo-entrants; exemptions apply (e.g. apprenticeship, bursary holders, partial exemption on request). Source

Duration: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.trouvermonmaster.gouv.fr/

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